Lake Cook Road station

{{Short description|Commuter rail station in Deerfield, Illinois, US}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station|name={{Metra header | name=Lake Cook Road | icon={{ric|Metra|mdn}} }} | type= | style=Metra | image= Metra Lake Cook Road 2016-04-27.JPG | image_caption= | address=601 [[Lake Cook Road]]<br />[[Deerfield, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.1518|-87.8413|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line=[[C&M Subdivision]] | other='''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Bus]]''' | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels=1 | tracks=2 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=1,086 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-14.6 | pass_rank=43 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened=1996 | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=3 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Milwaukee District/North|left=Deerfield|right=Northbrook}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|MDN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Fox Lake}} RP3q!~MFADEgq!~PLTl\vSTR\RP3q!~MFADEfq!~PLTr ~~ ~~ [[Lake Cook Road|Lake Cook Rd.]] RP3q!~MFADEgq!~PLTl\vSTR\RP3q!~MFADEfq!~PLTr ~~ ~~ [[Lake Cook Road|Lake Cook Rd.]] PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr vSTR!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|MDN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #e97300 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''Lake Cook Road''' (also known as '''Lake Cook''') is a [[Metra]] station along the [[Milwaukee District North Line]]. It is located at 601 [[Lake Cook Road]] in [[Deerfield, Illinois]], is {{convert|23.4|mi|km}} away from [[Chicago Union Station]], the southern terminus of the line,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilwn.html |title=Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line |access-date=2009-12-01 |archive-date=2010-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129044713/http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilwn.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and serves commuters between Union Station and [[Fox Lake, Illinois]]. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Cook Road is in zone 3. As of 2018, Lake Cook Road is the 43rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,086 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref> The station exists along a railroad line that originally served the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]. It is the last stop outbound on the line inside Cook County. The station opened in January 1996 as an [[infill station]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401185350/https://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/31558/TMA-Presentation-October-2019-PDF|url=https://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/31558/TMA-Presentation-October-2019-PDF|publisher=Transportation Management Association of [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake]]–[[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] Counties|date=October 22, 2019|accessdate=April 1, 2020|archivedate=April 1, 2020|url-status=live|page=12|title=Transportation Management Association of Lake Cook}}</ref>

As of May 1, 2026, Lake Cook Road is served by 44 trains (22 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Unlike the historic {{stl|Metra|Deerfield}} station, Lake Cook Road is somewhat more modern-looking. Despite classic features, it contains far more contemporary paint trim and a "Metra" sign over the front doorway, rather than anything from the old Milwaukee Road. Parking is available along the west side of the tracks through a frontage road along Lake Cook Road leading to the intersection of Deerlake Road. This is due to the railroad bridge over Lake Cook Road. The parking lot also contains a section strictly for [[Pace (transit)|Pace buses]]. The station is across the tracks from some shopping centers at the corner of Lake Cook Road and [[Illinois Route 43|Waukegan Road]] and is in close proximity to [[Tri-State Tollway#Edens Spur|Interstate 94]] west of the IL 43 partial interchange.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' *626 [[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]] - [[Buffalo Grove, Illinois|Buffalo Grove]] Limited (Weekday Rush Hours Only)<ref>{{Cite web|title=626 - Skokie – Buffalo Grove Limited {{!}} Pace Suburban Bus|url=https://www.pacebus.com/route/626|access-date=2021-04-04|website=www.pacebus.com}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Metra web|Milwaukee District/North|LAKECOOKRD}}

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois|Lake Cook Road]] [[Category:Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois]] [[Category:Deerfield, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996]]